Garment support



Nov. 17, 193%. H. KLEIN 2,061,233

GARMENT'SUPPORT Filed Aug. 15, 1955 Patented 7 Nov. l7, 1 9.36

UTED PATHS PATENT 1 OFFICE "1 Claim. (01. 241-7) This invention relatesto a support designed for use in supporting women's strapless orbeltless garments such as evening gowns, brassieres,

slips or the like, thereby eliminating the use ofunsightly shoulderstraps .or belts.

An important object of the invention is to provide,,a brassire supportof this character which will securely grip the body 01' the wearer.providing a backless brassiere or garment support 10 especially adaptedfor use with baclrlessv gowns for evening wear. I

A further object 01! the invention is the provision of means fordetachably securing the garment to the support, whereby various types ofgarments may be supported by means of a single supporting device. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds,

a the invention consists of certain novel details of construction -andcombinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed outin the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in theconstruction and arrangement of parts without departing irom the spiritof the invention as claimed. Referring to the drawing Figure 1 is aperspective view illustrating a brassiere mounted on I members 6, whichgrip the sides oi the wearer.

These members 6 are provided with sockets I disposed on the outer'iacesthereof, the socket members I being designed to receive studs or headedmembers, carried by the garment tobe attached to thesupport. A

Socket members 8 are'secured to the outer surface oi the split band andare also designed to receive studs carried by the garment.

. Rising from the split band and disposed at points intermediate theends thereof, is an extension 8, which extension is also formed withport.

socket members ill to receive studs oi the garment.

- While various types of garments may be supported by the device, in thepresent showing a brassiere has been illustrated and constructed 6 forpositioning on the split band, the brassiere being particularly adaptedfor wear with back-' less evening gowns.

The brassiere is indicated generally by the reference character II andcomprises curved 10 metallic members "to which the cloth material. ofwhich the brassire is constructed, is secured. Stays l3 extend from thehem I4 at the lower edge of the brasslere, and terminate at pointsadjacent to the curved members l2, providing 16 braces for the curvedmembers l2. Studs it are arranged in vertical spaced relation with eachother at points intermediate the ends of the brassiere and are adaptedto pass\ into the sockets H! of the extension 9 securing the in- 20termediate portion of the brassiere, to the support, in a manner to holdthe curved members l2 in position. v

The studs ii are so arranged that when the studs it have been positionedthe studs I will 25 fall opposite to the sockets 8 .where they may bepositioned in the sockets, securing the lower edge of the brassire tothe support. The studs II are so arranged that they will aline with thesockets 1 oi the padded members 30 8, securing the ends of the brassiereto the support.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shownand described, I have provided a support for various types of gar- 35ments, in which the garment will be held in perfect fitting position,without the use of shoulder straps, belts or the like.

, Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A garment support comprising a split band constructed of yieldablematerial, enlarged padded members at the ends of the split band.

a member rising from the band at a point intermediate the ends of theband, socket mem- 4 bus on the padded members and member rising from theband, andsaid socket members adapted to receive headed members securedto the garment positioned on the garment sup-

